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RE: First blooms! (Follow-Up #3)
posted by: neptune44 on 04.15.2014 at 08:58 am in Clematis Forum Marcopetala species fully open
Macr. Markham's Pink, planted last fall NOTES: <none>
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RE: Everything I Wanted to Know About Drawers... (Follow-Up #5)
posted by: angela12345 on 02.02.2013 at 02:03 pm in Kitchens Forum I have posted this other places before, but I am going to try to consolidate it *all* in one place.
My kitchen cabinets from UltraCraft are semi-custom. LOVE them. They are Frameless cabinets that allow size modifications in 1/16" increments to height, width, and depth (or all 3) at no additional cost. So, have deeper base cabinets. Go ahead and make your uppers 13" or 14" deep for those extra large mixing/salad bowls and charger plates, and maximize your storage space for example storing glasses 4 deep instead of 3 deep and storing cereal bowls 2 deep instead of only 1 deep. Make your toekick slightly shorter so you have an extra inch or two for more drawers height. Cut down on the fillers you need by making your cabinets the exact width you need them, instead of being forced to choose from 3" increments. No extra charge ! I like that all my uppers are flat across the bottom (no frame/dividers between cabinets), so I could install one long plugmold and one long under cabinet light, then hide it all with lightrail at the front. Also, standard is Blum full extension soft close drawer glides, soft close doors, no charge for finished sides (like end of cabinet run), all dovetail drawers with fully captured bottoms, and bunches of other stuff is standard. 100 year warranty. WOW. Cabinet Decisions - I emailed this part to a friend recently, so am copying here ... 2. Then you want to decide on the cabinet boxes ... framed or frameless ? Some mfgs only make one or the other, but not both, so this will knock out other mfgs. Framed cabinets have a frame on the face of the cabinet box that the doors attach to and allows for inset doors as well as all 3 overlay styles (traditional, partial, and full overlay). On frameless, the doors attach directly to the cabinet box sides instead of a face frame. Frameless are typically full overlay, but inset is also possible although not very common. I think a small partial overlay is possible on frameless if you are using semi-custom or custom cabinets - you would order slightly smaller doors so a little of the cabinet box would show. Traditional overlay is not possible on frameless because the cabinet box sides are not wide enough to show the traditional 1"-2" of the face frame. (My cabinets are frameless) The disadvantage of framed is you give up useable space in drawers/pullouts and ease of access on cabinets with doors. This is because the drawer or pullout has to clear the face frame that goes around the opening, so they are narrower from side to side and also shallower from top to bottom. In a small kitchen, the extra useable space from frameless could make a big difference. Estimates say frameless gives 10-15% more space, so 100 inches of framed would be 110 inches in frameless. To me, an extra 10 inches of drawer space is huge, especially when you don't have much to begin with !! Frameless cabinets with doors also offer easier access - there is no face frame creating a 1-2" obstruction on the left, right, and top inside the cabinet doors, also there is typically no center stile between double doors in frameless. For full overlay doors, there is very little difference in the looks of framed vs frameless. From an exterior appearance standpoint, these cabinets will basically look alike. Because the doors are full overlay, you don't see much or any of the frame and would have to open the door or drawer to see if the cabinet was framed or frameless. For inset doors, the framed cabinets would have a wider frame around the door than the frameless cabinet would. In the below two pics, the cabinet on the left is framed, on the right is frameless. Looking only at the size of the opening, see how the drawer for frameless is wider from left to right and also has more open space from top to bottom. The useable drawer space is a couple inches more in each direction in the frameless. If they both had the same size full overlay exterior drawer face on them, they would look alike from the exterior. You would not be able to see the useable interior space until you opened the drawer. 3. The third thing to consider is the cosmetics ... the door style you like (slab, raised panel, recessed panel, arched top, etc), the drawer style (slab/flat/plain drawer front or drawer front that matches your door style), as well as wood species (cherry, oak, maple, etc), and stain or paint colors, glazing, distressing, finish/sheen, etc. (My cabinets are slab drawer, raised panel door, cherry with a chestnut stain, no additional finishes or glazes. My granite is Black Pearl.) 4. The fourth thing to consider is stock cabinets vs semi-custom vs custom cabinet mfgs. Stock cabinets are available in 3" width increments (cabinets have to be width of 12", 15", 18", etc), filler strips fill in gaps between cabinets and wall or appliances, you have to choose from the heights and depths they offer, and there are very few options available, which can be pretty pricey to add on. Semi-custom cabinets vary by manufacturer in what customizations and options they offer, but they offer many more options than stock and allow sizing modifications. With custom cabinets, there should be no limitations ... including drawings for non-standard items, custom molding profiles, door styles, alternate wood species, custom stains & finishes, construction, accessories and options. (My cabinets are semi-custom) 5. Finally, you want to consider the cabinet construction. Not that this is the least important ! It is one of the most important things. Pretty much all the other stuff is just the "pretty" stuff, LOL. This has to do with how well the cabinets are made - are the drawers stapled, dowelled, glued, dovetail ? What materials are the cabinets made of ? Solid wood face frames, door frames, door fronts, drawers ? Corner braces ? How thick are the sides, rear, drawers, shelving ? Warranty ? What hardware do they use (full extension glides/soft close) ? etc, etc. Drawer depths (front to back dimension) I'm pretty sure I could have (and definitely should have!) requested the drawers be an extra 1-2 inches deep to more fully use the inside of the cabinet box. I *think* the full extension glides would not have pulled out that extra inch or so, but I could have lived with that !! I was already used to my drawers not pulling out for the back 4 inches anyway with the cabinets I already had. I could have fit my 8qt stock pots 2 deep front to back in the drawer instead of having to offset them slightly in the drawer if I had even an extra 1/2". Some people choose to have their base cabinets deeper (i.e. 27-30" deep instead of 24" deep standard) from front to back for a number of different reasons, for example to make the front of the cabinet even with the front of the refrigerator so the standard fridge looks like a built in/counter depth fridge. Or they may want a larger countertop work surface. This can be accomplished two ways - by using deeper base cabinets or by using standard 24" deep bases and installing them a few inches out from the wall then covering the full space with the countertop material. If you want to do this and order deeper bases, be sure to specify the drawers are deeper from front to back as well ! Some mfgs will still only install the standard depth drawer even though the cabinet box is ordered larger. Drawer Heights The height of my drawer fronts do not line up all the way around the 4 sides of my kitchen, but do line up when you are looking at any one section at a time. I have 2 stacks together that are 6-12-12 separated by a stove. On the opposite corner of the kitchen are 2 stacks that are 6-6-9-9. What helps is that my stacks are caddy-cornered across the kitchen with appliances and base cabinets with doors separating them ... it would be very hard to look in any direction where you could see the "mis-matches" at one time. Some people have drawer stacks right next to each other where the drawer heights do not 'line up' and others have all the drawer bases in their entire kitchen the same so the drawers line up all the way around for a continuous horizontal line. My one advice ... find out the interior useable height of your drawers ahead of time. My Ultracraft cabinets are frameless so have more interior height than framed would. They have undermount glides. You want to know how much clearance you have from the floor of the drawer up to the next drawer or the stile between the drawers (or interior cross brace if there is one). On the 6-12-12 stacks, my useable interior drawer height/clearance is 4, 10.5, 9.5 (top to bottom on stack). Where this becomes an issue ... I wanted to store all of my pans, pots, etc vertical on their edges in the drawers so I wouldn't have to have my pots/pans stacked inside each other. The middle 10.5" drawers are tall enough for all of the casserole/baking dishes and pie tins, the roasting pan, and almost all of the pans, pots, and lids to stand on edge (the 9.5" drawers are not tall enough for a couple of those items to stand on edge). Both height drawers are definitely tall enough for all of the big pots (even the 8qt stockpot) that I own, except for the huge "canning" pot which is on the top shelf of one of my 15" deep uppers. Obviously, neither drawer is tall enough for my 12" pans/skillets to stand on edge (arrggh!). I have really been struggling with how to store these. Right now I have them flat in the bottom of the 9.5" height bottom drawer. Big waste of real estate !! I wish I had a shallower drawer I could put the big skillets in, like 6-6-6-12 so the frying pans were flat in drawers 2 & 3 and the pots were in the bottom drawer. Or even better(?!) if I had made my drawer heights 6-9-15 that would have given me 4, 7.5, 12.5 clearance. My tallest 8qt pots are 7" tall, so all of them could have gone in the middle drawer and everything on edge could have gone in the bottom drawer (including the 12" skillets!). Google for images of drawers with pans on edge. I have included some at the bottom of this post. On the other side of the kitchen with the 6-6-9-9 stacks, the useable interior drawer height/clearance is 4, 4.75, 6.75, 7 (top to bottom). I use the top 6" drawers all around the kitchen for silverware, spatulas and all the other kitchen gadgets, in-drawer knife block, foil wax paper cling wrap and plastic baggies, potholders, dish towels, etc. All of those things fit with no problem in these drawers including the ladle and the box grater. The 3rd drawer holds all of the tupperware and is the perfect height for this - 6 would have been too shallow and 12 would have been too deep. The bottom drawer is where we currently keep the paper and plastic grocery bags until we carry them for recycling. (note: the interior drawer heights listed above vary slightly for the bottom two 12" drawers, the top two 6" drawers, and for the bottom two 9" drawers because of an interior cross support and space to clear the granite without scraping at the top. Jakuvall addresses this below "Note that some brands use intermediate stretchers in frameless which take up 3/4" vertical clearance. If they do I always spec them to be removed.") ALSO: the drawer face to interior useable space ratio will be DIFFERENT depending on if your drawer face is inset, partial overlay, or full overlay, and depending on if you have undermount glides or sidemount glides as catbuilder says above. For example on my 6-6-9-9 four drawer stack ... 1.5" counter + 6 + 6 + 9 + 9 + 4.5" toekick = 36" finished height to top of counter. My useable heights are 4, 4.75, 6.75, 7 = 22.5" total useable height. I lose 1.25-2.25" useable height for each drawer. Drawer widths The 21" wide 3 drawer 6-12-12 with useable interior heights of 4, 10.5, 9.5 is to the left of my stove. Top drawer holds in drawer knife block, sharpener, scissors, trivets, potholders. 2nd drawer holds casserole/baking/pie dishes on their edge. Bottom drawer is basically empty - it has one 8qt stockpot. If my drawer heights had been 6-9-15 instead (did I say grrrr?), I would have used the middle drawer as a bread drawer and stored the bakeware on edge in the bottom drawer. The 9.5" interior height on the bottom drawers are not tall enough for a couple of those items to stand on edge. Next is the stove (Whirlpool GGE388LXS Smoothtop Electric Range w/Double ovens). The 32" wide 3 drawer 6-12-12 with useable interior heights of 4, 10.5, 9.5 is to the right of the stove. Top drawer holds spatulas, spoons, ladles, wood spoons, basting brushes, meat thermometer, etc - things that are used at the stove. 2nd drawer holds frying pans, the smaller pots (1qt 2qt 3qt), and lids all on their edges. Bottom drawer holds 8qt pots. Also, the 12" skillets with lids, splatter screens, and griddle are all stacked in one stack flat in bottom of drawer, Grrrrrrr. If they were on their edges in the drawer with the other frying pans instead of taking up real estate here, that lone 8qt pot in my other cabinet would have been here with the other pots. Turn the corner and next is the first dishwasher and then a 36" sink base with Ticor S405D sink (70/30 double bowl) 16 guage stainless. LOVE !!! <3 Turn the corner and next is a 36" wide all door base cabinet (no upper drawer) with full depth adjustable shelves. I use this base cabinet for all my small appliances - blender, beaters, toaster, George Foreman, elec can opener, elec skillet, crockpot, etc. Next to this base cabinet is the second dishwasher, followed by an 18" prep sink base with a Ticor S815 14x15x8 sink, and an empty space for an ice maker which is where the trash can currently resides. The 17" wide 4 drawer stack 6-6-9-9 with useable interior heights of 4, 4.75, 6.75, 7 sits between the trash area/future ice maker and the peninsula and is on the opposite corner of the kitchen from the other drawer bases. The top drawer holds foil, wax paper, cling wrap, plastic baggies, chip clips, and restaurant menus. The 2nd drawer is our "junk" drawer and has some of everything including screwdrivers, clothespins, matches, flashlights, sewing kit, lint brush, etc. The 3rd drawer holds medicine, bandaids, alcohol, peroxide, as well as dish towels and plastic utensils from takeout restaurants in a tub. The bottom drawer is for "tupperware without partners" - bowls and lids with no matches (haha!). The 36" wide 4 drawer stack 6-6-9-9 with useable interior heights of 4, 4.75, 6.75, 7 forms the peninsula. The top drawer holds all eating utensils (silverware and kid utensils), serving utensils, chopsticks, handheld can opener, wine opener in a strategically easy-to-access location : ), etc. The 2nd drawer holds all the other kitchen gadgets that aren't to the left and right of the stove like shrimp deveiners, graters, whisks, rolling pin, pizza rolling cutter-thingy, mashers, salad tongs, etc, etc. The 3rd drawer holds tupperware with their matching lids. As I said above, it is the perfect height for this - 6 would have been too shallow and 12 would have been too deep. The bottom drawer holds paper and plastic grocery bags until we carry them for recycling. I don't like lazy susans or corner cabinets, so in the blind corner between the 17" and 36" drawer stacks is a 26" all door base cabinet that opens out the backside to where the barstools sit. Weight of Drawer Contents ROTS Upper Cabinets Over your fridge, have extra deep cabinets. The front of my fridge is even with the edge of my base cabinets and I ordered the uppers over it to come out as deep as the fridge & base cabinets. These uppers have one adjustable shelf. Another thing I recommend is getting extra shelves for your cabinets. I have my lowest two shelves closest together, then the higher shelves a little further apart. The bottom 2 shelves hold things that are not very tall ... coffee cups, plates, short glasses, measuring cups, etc. This makes the bottom shelves very easy to reach, and the higher shelves are easier to reach as well because they aren't quite as high up. I'm only 5'2" and can pretty easily reach items on the 3rd shelf up in all of my cabinets. When you have your shelves as close together as they can be for the items you want to store there, you could very easily end up with a tall space leftover at the top of the cabinet. That's when an extra shelf or two would be great to store those seldom used items way up at the top. My cabinets are 42" tall and all have 4-6 shelves of storage. left side of kitchen right side of kitchen Handles / Knobs / Pulls Here's what we did ... we went with the same size handle for all of our drawers and also only one handle in the center for all of the drawers, no matter what the width of the drawer. They are all 4" wide pulls. We maybe would have used different widths for the wider drawers, but the ones we liked in the finish we wanted did not come in a bunch of widths. The cabinet guy said they would look fine and they do. We have slab drawer fronts and the pulls are centered top to bottom and side to side on each drawer. We used round knobs on all doors. What I have found in the bazillion of kitchens posted on GW is there is no right way or wrong way. I have never seen a kitchen where I thought the handle choices someone made looked odd or bad. It's one of those things where they all look good. Drawer Organizers Take inventory of the things you will be storing in the drawers & doors. Plan it into the zones they will go in. Measure all of it and plan ahead how they will be stored (drawers/upper cabinets). You don't want tin foil or potholders to end up in the bottom of a tall drawer. And, you should know by now how I feel about my large skillets and too short of a drawer. ; ) From the FAQs that Buehl put together ... http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg010523449014.html These are not my cabinets ... examples of pans stored vertically ... Other ideas for vertical storage ... This is my kitchen ... I'm sorry, didn't meant to hijack the thread with my insanely long post. : P edited: mostly to decrease monster picture sizes thanks to GW changing their website coding, also clarified my wording on a couple things This post was edited by angela12345 on Tue, May 13, 14 at 22:10 NOTES: <none>
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RE: how to clean unsealed wood floors? (Follow-Up #14)
posted by: caroleena on 05.30.2013 at 02:41 pm in Cleaning Tips Forum back in late 50's we had a family friend who had unsealed hardwood. her floors gleamed! she used a cotton mop pad and the old red furniture oil to give it an occasional once over. i have unfinished hardwood also and i mop it with water and a little mr clean. been doing that for 30 years. i oil on occasion..
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RE: how to clean unsealed wood floors? (Follow-Up #5)
posted by: chinacat_sunflower on 03.27.2008 at 02:24 pm in Cleaning Tips Forum :) 'seal' is a modern term...
wood floors in fine homes were cleaned with a damp rag, stains buffed out with pumice (rottenstone) or fine sand and oil, and over the generations, were burnished to a shine that plastic coatings will never match. you can clean wood floors with plain old water most of the time, a mild solvent (vinegar, 1/4 the recommended amount of your favorite cleaner) at most. my floors relatively new, about a hundred years old, and the powder/laundry room gets butcher-waxed twice a year (it's 7ft square, less the washer and dryer footprints, so it doesn't take much) but everything else? gets rubbed down with a combination of olive oil, lemon essential oil (which the furniture-grade 'lemon oil' has very little of) and bees wax, melted together and applied warm (sparingly) then buffed (I've got my dad's old bonnet polisher from his car-buff days) and even my husband has to admit that there is a difference between walking on wood, and walking on poly-cryl sealant. NOTES: <none>
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RE: hypertufa project (Follow-Up #10)
posted by: coll_123 on 06.25.2013 at 10:05 pm in Hosta Forum Here is my fountain, which is really getting green from algae...have to go try to scrub it down.
I started with hypertufa by making containers...it was a good project to do in the early Spring. After we lost a big tree in 2010, I knew I wanted to put two semi circular retaining walls up on the hill where the tree was to plant more hostas. But palettes of stones are expensive, and I am a very bad stone stacker, so I didn't trust I could build a structurally sound one. So I brainstormed a way to do it out of hypertufa, sort of. I first made a mold to cast a form- sort of a curved, zig zag shape piece that would stack. I cast the form, which is styrofoam with about a half inch of concrete around it, and a hole up the middle for rebar to go later. Then, on the face of the shape, I applied and sculpted hypertufa to look like a stacked stone wall. I was happy with the end result, and best of all, they were light enough for me to lift and stacked neatly. My father in law helped me install them and he pounded vertical rebar rods into the ground that go into the holes to make extra sure this thing stays put. Here is the area with tape indicating where I wanted the tiers to go Here are a couple of the blocks..you can see the shape of them...they were sort of interlocking this is in process. I used a row of real stones on top. In the background is a real stone wall, so I wanted to try to match that. This is how the two tiers look now...the ferns obscure the lower one and the hostas are starting to obscure the upper one...so a lot of work for nothing, lol. Well, you can see my faux stone wall in the early spring, anyway. I had a couple blocks left over so I made this small curved bed. Again the top row are real rocks and the rest is carved tufa. I have another recent project to share, which I'll do in the next post... NOTES: <none>
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RE: Pickled Banana pepper recipe for refigeration (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: ksrogers on 09.30.2008 at 07:53 pm in Harvest Forum About all you can do is mix the distilled white vinegar and pickling salt to TASTE. You could add up to about 15% water. Slice, or at least deseed the peppers. Then pack the jar(s) with them and pour in the room temp brine that has ben tasted. As an added tang, a couple of cut up cloves of garlic can be added as well. If you want a sweeter brine, you can add a little sugar to taste. A recipe isn't really necessary unless it was meant for home canning. These peppers are quite tender, so the addition of some Pickle Crisp, or food grade calcium chloride will help keep them a bit firm a bit longer. ANY heat applied will turn these to mush. Thats the reason I use a vacuum process for my also very tender pepperoncini peppers. They get no heat either and I am still enjoying 3 year old quart jars that are still quite crisp. My brine is full strength 5% whiet vinegar and pickling salt to taste. As you mentioned, these should be stored in the fridge at all times.
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RE: Pickled Banana pepper recipe for refigeration (Follow-Up #2)
posted by: kayskats on 09.30.2008 at 11:23 pm in Harvest Forum here's Linda Ziedrich's (joy of pickling) recipe for bell or pimentos .. I think bananas could be used
Refrigerator Pickled Peppers 2 pounds bell or pimento peppers, preferably of mixed colors, cut into strips or 1 to 1 1/2-inch squares 1 large celery stalk with leaves, chopped 3 garlic cloves, chopped 1 tbsp fennel seeds 1 bay leaf 3 cups water 1 l/2 cups white wine vinegar 2 l/2 tbsps pickling salt In a large bowl, toss the peppers with the celery, arlic and fennel seeds. Pack this mixture with the bay leaf into a 2-quart jar. Makes 2 quarts. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Natural way to get rid of ANTS??? (Follow-Up #75)
posted by: tallullahjo on 11.21.2011 at 08:42 am in Tips & Techniques Forum I have thoroughly enjoyed this page and many of the suggestions listed.
I have lived a relatively ant free existence here in South Australia for the past 12 years. We have a plug in, sonic, pest control which keeps away all sorts of unwanted visitors. I usually clean my worktops, floors, etc with a solution that I put together with Lavender, Tea tree and Eucalyptus oil, white vinegar and water and that deters any ants that wander in. I also spray the door threshholds and window cills and this seems to stop them trespassing. Today however my house is swarming - this is what drove me to this site. I too do not like to harm other creatures and believe they have a right to exist in their space but not mine. I have a rule. If they are outside the house I leave them alone. When they come into the house I have to protect my family and if I cannot remove or deter them, then I use whatever NATURAL means I have at my disposal to eliminate them, The one benefit to this invasion is that willing or not, I have to clean out all my cupboards! NOTES: <none>
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RE: How can I divide a HUGE pampas grass clump that defies diggin (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: donn_ on 04.18.2014 at 05:08 pm in Ornamental Grasses Forum Take it out in chunks small enough for you to handle. Look at the entire crown as a large pie. Using a sharp axe, chop out triangular pieces. Cut off the inner third of each piece and discard. Re-plant the rest.
You also could use a spade made for this sort of work. There are several, like the King of Spades, which are all steel and extremely sturdy. Use a mill file to put a very sharp edge on it. Here is a link that might be useful: King of Spades This post was edited by donn_ on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 17:22 NOTES: <none>
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Dirt Bombs...
posted by: solsthumper on 03.06.2007 at 08:41 pm in Cooking Forum
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RE: Deckover (Follow-Up #9)
posted by: nerdyshopper on 07.31.2013 at 01:54 pm in Porches & Decks Forum I'm doing my deck in semi-transparent Australian Timber Oil. I called Lowes today and they suggested I use outdoor stainable plastic wood to fill the creacks before finishing. My cracks are wide and deep because the cedar deck is over 12 years old. I stain it every 2-3 years. Anyone tried this? It costs $11,98 a quart. Will take several quarts but that is a lot cheaper than 13 to 15 gallons of the Behr product.
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RE: Clean/Restore Formica Finish (Follow-Up #18)
posted by: tenngarden on 02.03.2013 at 12:18 pm in Cleaning Tips Forum When i lived in fl, our home had 1980's, dark brown, wood grain laminate countertops and cabinets. All in very good shape, but ugly! We painted the cabinets a golden yellow which actually made the countertops look not half bad. To shine them up, i found a product (actually saw it on an infomercial 1st) called rejuvenate. Found it at Home Depot eventually. It's a polymer coating which really added shine to the countertops. It's applied with a microfiber mitt and u literally paint it on with the mitt. Clean the countertops as directed and then apply the polish. Work quickly and in one direction. It looks great. It does not last forever, have to reapply every 1-3 months. Plan to use it now on not quite as ugly blue marble laminate. Good shape, but older. HD still carries it, check cleaning product aisle or kitchen remodeling dept. u can check availability of inventory for HD right on line for ur closest store. I've also had great luck filling small dings in laminate with wood putty and/or a magic marker or paint(paint must match exactly, of course). Rustoleum also makes a countertop paint which works well(not as shiny as new) but it does chip with heavy use, so I used polyurethane (spar) to topcoat. Took a long time to dry, but very durable.
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RE: Cleaning Wooden Kitchen Cabinets (Follow-Up #30)
posted by: bucky2 on 07.11.2009 at 02:30 pm in Cleaning Tips Forum I think it's called Restorz-it.
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RE: Keeping your whites...white! (Follow-Up #8)
posted by: shellybrow on 08.31.2012 at 05:27 am in Cleaning Tips Forum For whiter and brighter look of any fabric, just add a cup of vinegar and 1/2 cup of lemon juice in a bucket of water and cleaning detergent solution. Mix all of them thoroughly and soak your fabric in it for 15 minutes. This will help you to maintain the clean bright look of your fabrics.
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Amazing cleaning tip. Leather car seats.
posted by: janetaz on 09.10.2012 at 11:03 pm in Cleaning Tips Forum I know, not a home cleaning tip but I just have to share. I have a 2005 car with tan leather seats. I am meticulous about my car and clean it weekly. Over the years the tan leather seats have developed lines which have embedded dirt that I have never been able to get out. I've tried many leather cleaners, none have touched the embedded dirt. Soooo, tonight I googled cleaning leather car seats. Of course there were many that just said to clean with a leather product and then condition. Well, hello! I have been doing this for 7 years with no results. I pulled up a You Tube video that was like a miracle, lol! The guy on the video had a leather ford seat, half was uncleaned, the other half cleaned with Dow Scrubbing Bubbles and a soft brush. The difference was amazing. He did state that this is not to be done often, just for a good clean every so often. I have Scrubbing bubbles. I went out to my car with the bubbles and a toothbrush. First target, my drivers seat. Oh my gosh, the dirt just poured out of the pores and cracks. I was shocked as I wrung out my rag, how much dirt came out. My seats now look amazing! Sure, the wear lines on the sides are still there, but you cant see them. He did say to follow up with a conditioner, which I did. I am so happy, I just had to pass this tip along. Hope it helps someone who is as fussy about their car as I am about mine. I love my car, its my dream car that I was finally able to buy 6 yrs. ago. I'm hoping to drive it for years to come. I'm even happier now that I know how to get the yuck out of the leather seats!
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RE: Getting rid of mildew stains on linens (Follow-Up #4)
posted by: shellybrow on 08.31.2012 at 05:15 am in Cleaning Tips Forum I can give you a simple and green cleaning way of removing mildew stain from your linens. Simply mix vinegar, baking soda and lemon juice and apply this paste on the stained area. Leave it till the paste gets completely dried, then wash it off by rubbing the stained area with your hands. This will surely help.
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How to remove red dog food stain from carpet (Follow-Up #9)
posted by: Darsway on 10.28.2012 at 03:06 am in Cleaning Tips Forum This is how to remove ANY stain even dog food vomit. Take 1 part ammonia and 3 parts water, put in spray bottle if you have one. Spray on stain. Take a white cloth or towel and put on top of stain. Take a hot iron with steam and put over towel. Let sit about 1 min moving it back and forth after about 30 seconds. The stain will transfer to the towel before your eyes. A carpet cleaner man showed me this trick many years ago and I still use it. I just did this 10 mins ago because the tricks on here didnt work so I did what I always revert back to and to be honest that stain was so red I didnt think the iron would work but it did like a charm. You may have to do a couple of times but it will come up. Trust me, all pet stains will come up, lipstick, eyeliner and makeup. You name it. Hope this helps all of you because it works. Peroxide dont. I tried it.
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RE: I've asked this before--maybe someone has a new way re: lamin (Follow-Up #5)
posted by: mary_c on 11.04.2012 at 11:08 am in Cleaning Tips Forum Yes, you have asked this question before.
You are getting the same answers now as you did before, but you're evidently still using the Bona hardwood cleaner. This is directly from the Pergo site: "Pergo's exclusive LusterGard TM surface protection ensures dirt and dust will not adhere to your floor and guarantees it will not stain or fade like other flooring surfaces. For day to day maintenance an occasional damp mop, quick sweeping or light vacuuming with the hard floor attachments are usually all it takes to keep your Pergo floor clean. Do not use soaps, detergents, or cleaners with wax because they may leave a film, dulling the floor. Difficult spots like nail polish, markers, tar and cigarette burns can be easily removed with Pergo's Laminate and Hard Surface cleaner. Another option is to mix 1 gallon of water with 1 cup vinegar or 1/2 cup of ammonia per gallon of water. Pergo floors must never be waxed, polished, sanded or refinished and never use a wet or jet mop when cleaning." Here is a link that might be useful: One of your previous threads NOTES: <none>
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Awesome window cleaner!!
posted by: Joiful on 09.27.2004 at 01:30 pm in Cleaning Tips Forum I just got this tip from another board. It was posted by Lois. It works better than anything I have ever tried. Here's the info:
Posted by: LoisLaneTX Replies: 80 Posted on: 9/13/2001 7:10:47 PM
Here's how: Just dilute a little bit in a bucket and make a solution. Take a clean terry cloth and dip into solution, wipe over mirror or window. Then take a clean/dry terry cloth and wipe excess. Turn cloth to dry side and polish off.....you'll see it sparkle and never buy that blue or green stuff again. Or use smelly vinegar!!! Note:
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RE: Awesome window cleaner!! (Follow-Up #41)
posted by: mainecoonkitty on 11.12.2012 at 12:24 pm in Cleaning Tips Forum I am a believer! I have 36 windows in my house and cleaned them all this weekend. They sparkle and I've never used anything that cleaned really dirty windowns this well and this easy. No streaks, even though I was cleaning them on a sunny day.
Here's my own recipe for this cleaner, in a quart spray bottle: 1 TB cornstarch Shake well and generously spray dirty window and wipe glass surface with a damp microfiber cloth. then wipe dry with an old bath towel or second micro fibercloth. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Decorating with black & off-white toile (Follow-Up #9)
posted by: luvbydesign on 11.11.2012 at 01:03 pm in Home Decorating & Design Forum I just came across this topic and would like to share.
Black and white (or black & off-white) toile is an absolutely refined and elegant look...it's never, ever boring. A nice wall color is French Putty, with the trim done in French White. The toile pattern looks best in these areas; a) behind the bed as bed hanging draperies The bedding (bedspread, quilt or duvet cover & small pillows)looks best in solid white (or off-white)single color. Draperies in the same solid white Add to the room... A nice French Mantle painted in the same white, with a gorgeous large Venetian Mirror over it. Place Crystal & Sterling decorative pieces on the mantle. Add a small white rug somewhere in the room. Add a triple frameles floor mirror in the corner of the room. Voila! NOTES: <none>
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Banquette in this dining space?
posted by: funkyart on 10.08.2012 at 06:14 am in Home Decorating & Design Forum I will be moving into my grandmother's home and updating/modernizing. I want to go with what I am going to call a clean modern cottage kind of look in the kitchen/dining area. Part of this change in my life is my desire to simplify and downsize.. however, this means giving up a true dining room. As such, I'd like the eat-in kitchen area to be stylish and inviting.
I will not be updating the kitchen in the immediate future. It is VERY much in need of a complete update/remodel, but I want to live in the space for a bit before jumping on the project. I can't wait to start on the dining space though-- as I gave my antique dining set to my nephew who just set up his first house. I am currently shopping for dining furniture. This is the dining area. Please ignore everything but the space-- we're in the process of clearing out the house and then everything will be redone (new paint, hardwood floors, etc). The kitchen is to the left, door to the outside to the right, this area opens into the living room.
This is my inspiration photo. I've saved a number of banquet photos but this is the one that works best for my space and most captures the look I'd like.
LOVE the lighting and the feel of this space. I would like to have the built-in as in the photo but I will need to accommodate the base board heating... and whatever I do must be compatible with the kitchen remodel in a year or so (I do know I will do painted cabinets). Do you think this design makes sense for the space? I know it isnt optimal for the only dining space in the house but this is something I've had to accept (generally, there will only be one or two dining. Large gatherings will be held outside). As I said, I'd prefer the built in bench with storage but given that the kitchen remodel won't begin for awhile, do you think I should go with a bench or church pew instead? All thoughts welcome! Do you like your banquette seating? Is there something I should consider before making my primary dining space a banquette? My carpenter is doing some other work for me at the end of the month.. so I'd like to include this with his work if I am settled on a built-in bench. NOTES: Ikea cabinets
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RE: Recommend Old Roses for Rainy Zone 8 (Follow-Up #5)
posted by: michaelg on 06.26.2011 at 12:09 pm in Antique Roses Forum Cathy, USDA climate zones refer only to the annual low temperature and so encompass very different climates. Compared to eastern zone 8, Washington State zone 8 has cooler, drier summers, longer summer days, and a dark, rainy late fall, winter, and spring.
Best OGRs for you will be teas, chinas, and noisettes, in the particular varieties recommended by people in your area. NOTES: <none>
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Design Around 9: Keeping the Golden Oak
posted by: cawaps on 12.17.2011 at 11:26 pm in Kitchens Forum Since many people have time off over the holidays, we thought that now would be a good time to tackle a topic we have been talking at for a while: How do you make golden oak look good?
This is a common design problem faced by kitchen remodelers. Golden Oak was ubiquitous in the 1980s, and now many people are facing the choice of whether to replace these cabs or remodel around them--and many of the cabinets are still in good shape. The color of golden oak is challenging, with color ranging from pinkish through orange to golden. I've seen many kitchens that try to pair the oak with neutrals, but it can be difficult to find neutrals with the right undertones to really work (Palimpsest calls it the problem of uncorrellated neutrals). After much discussion, we chose specific doors as the basis for the exercise so everyone will be facing the same color challenge. The idea is to make the color work, so no painting, no staining (even though these are the more common choice in real life). While someone keeping their cabinets probably doesn't have a big budget, I think this exercise is already challenging enough, so no explicit budget restrictions. Here are the cabs. These are Kraftmaid oak doors in Honey Spice. You can use either the square or the arched panel; both were very common. NOTES: <none>
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New Rug, New Inspiration, New Paint, New Pictures....
posted by: tinker_2006 on 06.16.2012 at 11:32 am in Home Decorating & Design Forum Old 1937 house we have been restoring for the past year. Moved in 4 months ago, and took a break, but I'm back trying to complete a few more areas!
This house is so sunny, and bright.. I just adore it, even with all the work that we still face. My other house that I have owned, were always more in the darker golden, green colors, but I feel like a change, and this house just looks and feels right with lighter, airy colors (IMHO). So, I bought a new area rug for the dining room, I'm trying to incorporate some light gray blue colors into the rooms, (blue is a color which I never-ever used before this house). The rug border is more of a gray aqua... and a few days go, I started to finish painting the kitchen which was started a yellow-sagey pale green. But I decided to run out and get a new color! I bought BM Silver Crest.. and I just LOVE it. Not sure if the pictures show how nice the colors, but it is so much "fresher" and brighter... Honest opinions and thoughts are fine (but I'm not repainting! lol :) NOTES: <none>
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RE: Building Shower vs. Buy Pre-Formed (Follow-Up #6)
posted by: lazarususa on 03.24.2011 at 10:06 pm in Bathrooms Forum If you want a real tile shower...you can do it yourself, if you're halfway good at following directions. I might suggest you go to www.tileyourworld.com Sign in and ask your question on our FORUM. We can walk you thru the process....
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RE: What to do about cats? (Follow-Up #12)
posted by: Violet_Z6 on 07.18.2005 at 02:58 am in Wildlife Garden Forum Cat Deterrents for your Garden:
Keep in mind that each cat is different (like people), a deterrent that works for one may not necessarily work for another. On the plus side, most cats will keep pesty squirrels, moles and other critters out of your garden. They're great for keeping out moles, rabbits, squirrels, and other critters which can do more damage in your garden than a cat ever will. If the cats have owners, talk to them without being confrontational. The cat owner who allows his cat to damage other peoples' property is as guilty as the cat hater who kills the cat for trespassing. Remember, cats will be cats, and it is unfair of us to blame them for being what they are and how nature intended them to participate in this world. After-all, we praise them when they catch mice or rats or other creatures we deem to be 'pests'. * amonia soaked (corncobs, etc) NOT RECOMMENDED: Give them their own areas: (To keep them out of where you don't want them) + pick the cat up and bring it to eye level with the plant to see and smell it up close. She noted that once her cat has seen and sniffed at the plant, she usually doesn't bother with it later. + give them their own plants - i.e., pots of grass for her to chew on and a place in a large planted container on her balcony with some miscanthus grass in it (the cat likes to curl up in that for some reason) + if the cats are strictly indoors and attracted to your houseplants, grow catgrass for them. If someone forced you to remain inside one enclosed structure all your life, you might be attracted to the plants too. + Barley Grass This list compiled by Violet_Z6, email at email@example.com for comments and suggestions regarding this list. NOTES: <none>
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RE: @Beekeeperswife - Gel Stained Dresser (Follow-Up #5)
posted by: beekeeperswife on 03.07.2012 at 07:15 am in Home Decorating Forum sorry, I missed this.
I did not use the first part of the staining process, she used 2 different colors to make the color she wanted. Her first step involves a water based stain. I used Old Masters oil based stain in Spanish (Oak?). It's nearly black. I did wash it down very lightly to clean it with a little TSP, and then did sand it very very lightly just to give it something to grip onto. I did this during the muggiest part of the summer. Not a good idea. I think it took about a week to dry between coats. The trick is to make sure it is dry before the next coat. I couldn't be happier with the results. I also sprayed the hardware, they were some weird coppery looking color. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Can you identify this fabric style? (Follow-Up #7)
posted by: jbrig on 03.06.2012 at 10:09 pm in Home Decorating Forum Oakley, be sure to check at some of the online discount fabric places that sell decorator fabric. Fabricguru.com, fabric.com, buyfabric.com, fabriccarolina.com, housefabric.com come to mind offhand...
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RE: Can I peek at your bathroom lighting? (Follow-Up #14)
posted by: lukkiirish on 02.24.2012 at 05:46 pm in Home Decorating Forum Hi Boxer!
I think I showed this to you a long time ago, but this is our updated bathroom, DIY and on a strict budget. I don't recall the amount we spent, but know it was less than 1000.00. The one thing I didn't do and still want to is the floor. Our vanity is similar in size to yours and this is the fixture we used in there, it was in the 100.00 range. What I like about it is each light swivels. And just for fun this is what we started out with (see your bathroom isn't that bad!) NOTES: <none>
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RE: Design Around This #4: Formica Patterns are coooool! (Follow-Up #36)
posted by: GreenDesigns on 11.21.2011 at 12:40 pm in Kitchens Forum Pal, I love those blue cabinets and green range. It's an intensely traditional vibe, but updated. I just don't think laminate "works" with that kitchen though, given the level of the rest of the materials. I think a quiet green granite or quartz would be at home though. Your other kitchens are perfection, as usual.
Capaws, the butter yellow and taupe is almost too sophisticated for a cabin in the Sierras. It's main house material to me! Especially with those lights. They pull a little formal for a cabin. It is a peaceful and restful vibe and the pattern you chose does work visually. To me, laminate is about cheap and fun. If you want to play it safe for the next 15 years, there are plenty more materials to choose from. It's not "disposable". But it is a lot less serious. Look at the Europeans and their relationship with laminate. It's a favored material for cabinets there because of the ability to print darn near anything on laminate and have it be a decent wear surace. Just look at this interior door in a laminate design. And this sliding closet door in laminate with a print. This is what you can do with laminate! And yes, you can still do "wood" laminates more affordably than the real thing and still have it look great. Because of it's whimsy, I think my favorite kitchen in this is Live Wire's wild kitsch one. Who couldn't smile every day coming home to flamingos! For those that think the rose counter is a little much, what about Molten Glass Blue instead? Cawaps turquoise and lime Ikea kitchen is also fun and low budget. It also makes me smile. The kitchens with the broadest appeal, meaning interesting but neutral, would have to be Sochi's's, Pal's Neutral Beluga, Live Wire's second kitchen, and Cawap's yellow and tan one. That's not meant as either complimentary or critical. Just factual. Neutrals appeal to a lot of people, but it's harder than most think to make their house work in neutrals. These kitchens get neutrals right, although some secondary soft color is used in 3 out of the 4. I debated on terming the other grey Beluga kitchens as neutrals and decided that because the green was a bit more intense and present than the grey, they didn't qualify as "neutral", even though they work well. And although Kode's kitchen is also technically nothing but neutrals, it scares me. :) It has great cohesion and plenty of interesting choices, but I think that kitchen is waiting on it's first blood sacrifice to become sentient! NOTES: <none>
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RE: Pantry photos/ pics of pantries (Follow-Up #52)
posted by: allison0704 on 01.25.2011 at 02:23 pm in Kitchens Forum Here is a link with 18 various pantry ideas:
Here is a link that might be useful: Pantries NOTES: <none>
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RE: Floor Lamps...What Do They Say About a Room? (Follow-Up #7)
posted by: luckygal on 11.14.2011 at 03:39 pm in Home Decorating Forum I don't think affordability or convenience has much to do with the scarcity or popularity of floor lamps. It's likely that they are not as popular as they were in years past for other reasons. It's not as easy to decorate with them when side tables are such a necessity for the convenience of having one's drink or food close at hand. In years past people actually sat at table to eat and drink. End tables have become such essential furniture where there is space for them and there are so many choices in table lamps that most people don't think of the alternative of a floor lamp.
I'm waiting for a business call so have some time to spend and was curious as to how many of the pics I've saved show floor lamps so clicked quickly through and found that 7% of the LR pics I've saved show them. I have 121 pics of LR's so not sure if that means anything. I also checked a few designer LR's I've saved and there are some there. Room by Charlotte Moss... Room by Diamond Baratta... Room by James Radin... I have one floor lamp which I love. It's an antique turned wood lamp and is large. One of those finds I just had to have. Good thing I have a large LR altho I'd use it no matter what size the room. I have difficulty with the concept of "it doesn't work". IMO if I love something it works or I'll make it work somehow. Even if the scale, color, or style of some object may not be *perfect* for the room if I love it, it works. That's what makes rooms interesting IMO. Life is too short and uncertain to deny myself the pleasure of owning something beautiful or well made, especially when it has that feeling that a good antique has. My lamp is similar to the one in Charlotte Moss' room. NOTES: Love the James Radin LR.
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RE: Has anyone ever....... (Follow-Up #4)
posted by: mclarke on 07.24.2011 at 03:24 pm in Home Decorating Forum You can create your own custom color.
Ask the BM salesperson what is the "base color" for Affinity (or Atmospheric or whatever color you like). The base color is the light-colored paint they start with when they add pigment to create Affinity. Then buy a quart of Affinity and a quart of the base color. Take them home and play around with them. Mix up small batches and try them out on your wall. Paint at least a foot square. Look at the colors in all kinds of light... day, night, etc. Keep your mixtures in little tupperware containers. Don't mix too much at once! When you get the color you want, paint a square of cardboard (about 6" square) that color. Take it into BM. They will put it under their color reader and mix you up a gallon (or however much you want) of your own custom color. I've done this lots of times. It's fun. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Screened-in porch advice? (Follow-Up #4)
posted by: juliekcmo on 06.11.2011 at 05:14 pm in Home Decorating Forum Advice I got from my contractor when he did his own screened porch.
Underneath the deck, add screening to the bottom side of the floor. This keeps mosquitos from entering the porch through the cracks in the floor boards. Our existing screened porch that was original to the home has a concrete floor. About 10 years ago we removed the screens and in their place installed slider windows that are removable, and that have full screens. And we added indoor/outdoor flooring, damp UL rated ceiling fan, and electric baseboard heat. Now we have a true 4 season room. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Skylights or solar tube? (Follow-Up #9)
posted by: sandra_zone6 on 03.14.2011 at 04:24 pm in Home Decorating Forum I purchased ours from The Skylight Guys - do a google search. At the time, we just could not afford the name brand ones; glad now that we never spent that much for them. There are many other online resources, this is just the one I used, in no way affiliated with them and my purchase was probably about 6 or 8 years ago.
This is going back quite a few years, but I had emailed them pictures of the areas, dimensions and they responded back with recommended sizes. I went with a single 18" without light kit for over the stairs; this lights up my front entrance and stairway. In the hallway and bathroom, I have 2 13" and these were both purchased with a light kit. Check out the online store, they are not expensive for the light kits and well worth it. We used to have can lights in those locations, so we got rid of them and installed the tubes. Same in the bathroom. We have the prism curved lens and I use CFL bulbs in these tubes. I have not been happy with the longevity of CFL lights, but in the tubes they seem to last forever for whatever reason. We did have to buy extra tubes to go through the attic. All of our roof domes are on the back side of our house so no affect to curb appeal. These have absolutely no cons to them, IMO, and my only wish is I had installed more; particularly in our closets. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Now: The Whitest White for my Trim (Follow-Up #6)
posted by: dianalo on 05.20.2011 at 09:21 pm in Home Decorating Forum BM's Super White - Cabinet Coat for trim. It always looks good, but against the darker colors, it looks even more fabulous ;)
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RE: My stairway photo gallery (Follow-Up #12)
posted by: blubird on 05.10.2011 at 02:38 pm in Home Decorating Forum I've had a gallery wall like sueb20 for many years. I recently improved on mine by re-hanging all the pix with the Command picture hanging strips rather than nails. No longer do I straighten every picture each time I go up and down the steps. No longer does the dog's big tail constantly move the pictures or knock them down from the wall. Now I can easily dust the pictures without having to relevel them each time.
The Command strips are a bit of a pain to use, as you only get one chance to put the backing strips in the right location, but you can shift the pictures slightly to level them before hanging, because they are a 2 part strip with Velcro. They're also quite a bit more expensive than picture hangers or nails. Unfortunately my Michaels doesn't seem to carry many of the picture hanging strips, especially in the larger sizes so I can't buy most of them with a coupon; Target and Home Depot seem to carry a decent selection. Next I have to redo the upstairs wall gallery with the strips. Helene NOTES: <none>
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RE: Hutch finally refinished! Pics and a few questions (Follow-Up #76)
posted by: juddgirl2 on 05.04.2011 at 12:31 am in Home Decorating Forum pps - I've seen pics of your beautiful house and would trade in a heartbeat. Too many unfinished projects in mine anyway :-D
shay - I painfully scrubbed this hutch with a toothbrush and wax remover (and even acetone) several times to get rid of the wax finish. That toned it down a bit but I then bleached the wood because I initially wanted the grain to show through the glazing. If I had known I'd end up using a solid paint then I would have still needed to go through the wax removing process but wouldn't have bleached the wood. I've used a commercial wood bleach (a powder you mix with water) on a pine piece before and that worked well but the hardware store was out of stock. I ended up using a homemade liquid drain cleaner solution found here: Homemade bleaching/aging solution Be sure to test a small area before you do this and wear a protective mask, gloves, etc. Also, allow plenty of drying time between removing wax/bleaching and applying a new finish. NOTES: <none>
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Wallpapered Stair risers - Part II
posted by: laurainlincoln on 03.31.2011 at 06:30 pm in Home Decorating Forum So about 6 months ago - I painstakingly wallpapered my stair risers - and loved them. After only 3 short months of enjoyment - my son accidentally kicked my super jumbo cup of coffee all the way down the stairs (yes, I definitely should NOT have left it there, I had set it down quickly one morning to help my other son in the bathroom...sigh.) Even though the wallpaper was polyurethaned, it was decidedly ruined. :(
I kept hoping I would stop noticing the brown streaks when I went up the stairs! I could not get motivated to tackle this project again. But then I fell in love with this intense wallpaper from Anthropologie and it gave me the kick in the behind I needed to motivate. It is a different approach with a little crazier paper. I know this is not for most folks, but thought I would share. Anyone else find something recently that finally got you motivated to take on that tedious, time-consuming project? PS No beverages at the top of the stairs from now on! :-) NOTES: <none>
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DIY upholstered headboard for guest room
posted by: terriks on 04.20.2011 at 07:09 pm in Home Decorating Forum I posted last week about the progress of my guest room, spurred on by a visit by my MIL. I decided that I really wanted to headboard before she arrives (later on today!) so I made this one yesterday:
The materials I used were half inch plywood that I had cut to size at Lowes. Two twin sized foam mattress pads (much less expensive than foam from the fabric store), a table cloth (good source of large pieces of inexpensive fabric), batting and a covered button kit. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Revere Pewter and Drop Cloth Curtains - Yum! (Follow-Up #7)
posted by: valinsv on 04.22.2011 at 12:59 am in Home Decorating Forum loribee: I look forward to seeing your version of the drop cloth curtains. Everyone's seems to look slightly different.
awm03: I really like that shade, but not the price. If I were to go with the lamps with the shades, I could trim it in silver/gray ribbon like the one you showed. ghostlyvision: Thanks! bird_lover6: The panels are the Home Depot 6'x9' drop cloths with one panel per side. trailrunner: Gosh, you're no help with the lamps! ;) I bought the drop cloths in the 6'x9' from Home Depot as from what I read on the decorating blogs they were the ones without any seams. Lo and behold, the first set I bought both had seams. I looked around a bit, but decided I like the shade and texture of the Home Depot ones best as it's more of a greige color. So, I bought 4-5 panels, opened up carefully until I found a set that I liked. Per blog instructions, I washed 2-3 times to soften them up, but did not bleach as I liked the color they were, no fabric softener or anything. I dried until slightly damp and put flat on my bed while waiting to iron out all the wrinkles. I put the rings on the rod to determine how many I wanted to use per side and decided I'd try 10 rings per side. Someone had suggested spacing them 5" apart, but I thought that'd be too many rings--with 10 per side, it amounted to 7.25" between each ring which seems to work well getting the folds the way I wanted at the top. Then I measured from the clip to the floor, subtracted about 1/4" and used that for my length. I measured in 9' direction in about 4 places, folded and pinned over the remainer, then ironed it flat. Then I placed the clip rings on the folded over side which I think the double thickness makes it a little stiffer on top to hold the folds in place. Put on the rod and arranged my folds. Really, one of the easiest and most simple WTs I've ever done. homeagain: What part of the lamps look feminine to you? The base or the shade? Well my preference was for the shaded lamps. I first bought the desk lamps, but got some feedback that they were meant more for a desk than bedside so I started looking for something else. I didn't want anything that looks too feminine and have been looking around for a fairly simple black base with a drum type of shade. These were about the best I could come up with in my price range--most lamps seem to be either ORB or nickel. The ORB ones I felt clashed with the black rod and I wasn't too sure how nickel would look with the rod either. I'm open to suggestions, though, as long as it's not more than $70/lamp. I've checked Home Decorators, JC Penneys, Lowes, and Target. NOTES: <none>
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Easy to sew valance directions
posted by: my3dogs on 07.17.2008 at 08:01 pm in Home Decorating Forum Hi everyone!
Here are the directions for the valances that you saw in the post linked below. They ARE EASY - but the directions are long, because I am trying to give you enough detail, even if you are a beginner. Read them all the way through so you understand them, and ask any questions you may have. If you are a real novice, you may want to make a sample using just muslin, or other inexpensive fabric, til you get the hang of it. This is a no-pattern valance that I started making last summer. It requires just straight stitching. My windows are generally about 50" (more or less)in height. If your windows are very short or very tall, you may want to vary the length of the fabric you use. I would say to err on the 'buy more' side though, so they don't look skimpy. The fullness adds richness. I generally use 1 1/4 yards of 54" wide home dec fabric to make the valance. You will need an equal amount of lining fabric. If you choose to put trim on the bottom (it adds a lot to the treatment, IMO) buy 1 1/2 yards of trim to make sure you have enough to go across the length of your 54" wide fabric. If your fabric is wider than 54", buy enough trim to cover its width. Cut your valance fabric and lining to equal lengths. I always measure the side edges of my fabric and mark the length before cutting. It may have not been cut straight at the store, and you want to be sure that your left side is the same length as your right side. Pin the two rectangles of fabric together on all sides, with the RIGHT (front) sides of the fabrics inside, facing each other. Before putting the fabrics together, I mark lightly on the back which is the TOP of the print (if using a print) and which is the bottom, so your print will end up right side up! Depending on the type of rod you plan to use for the valance, you need to leave openings on each side that will become your rod pocket. Continental rods (the flat wide plain ones) need a 4" rod pocket. If you use a decorative rod, with finals on the end that screw off, I would recommend making your rod pocket 2" wide. For a small tension rod, I'd make the rod pocket 1.5" wide. You don't want to force your fabric onto the rod - allow room to make it easy for you. Measure down from the TOP of your pinned together fabric, and make a light mark with pencil on each side, the size of your chosen rod pocket, plus 1/2". That 1/2" is going to be the width of your top seam. You'll be making a mark on the left and right sides 4 1/2" down from the top if you use a Continental rod, for example. Stitch from these marks down each side to the bottom, using a 1/2" seam. You'll need to leave an opening in the top or bottom to turn your valance inside out when you're done stitching. I'd suggest a 4" - 6" opening for turning. If your rod pocket openings are 4", you don't need to leave another opening, you can use them to turn it inside out. Mark the opening you need to leave, then stitch across the top and bottom edges, using a 1/2" seam, leaving your opening...well...OPEN! Clip your fabric corners off OUTSIDE of your stitching. This is just a small triangle of fabric from each corner. This will allow you to get nice sharp edges on your corners when your turn the valance right side out, as it reduces the bulk of fabric there. Turn your valance right side out, pulling it through the opening you left. I use a wooden chop stick to push the fabric gently at the corners to make them nice and square, once I have turned mine right side out. Don't push too hard, or you may poke a hole through your valance! At this point, you should have a lined rectangle of fabric, with rod pocket openings near the top of each side. Close the opening you left for turning, either by folding and pressing the edges in and hand stitching it closed, or use 'stitch witchery' type of fusing tape to do it. You can also sew it closed with your sewing machine, but you want to do it right at the edge. You want to make this closure as 'invisible' as possible, so I always use fusible tape. Carefully iron your valance. Use your fingers to work the edges, so that you have your seam right in the middle of each edge, so you don't see the front fabric on the backside, and you don't see the lining from the front. Now, to stitch the rod pocket. You will be making one row of stitching across the front of your fabric from side to side.
You can lightly pencil on the line that you need to stitch across, or do what I do - Place the fabric on the sewing machine, and put the needle down on the place where you'll start stitching. Take a 4" (approx) length of masking tape, and lay it against the upper edge of the fabric, to the right of the needle, and stick it to the sewing machine base. You can use this tape edge as a guide to hold the top edge of your fabric against as you stitch across. It helps you make a straight, even rod pocket. My sewing machine has tape on it for all different widths of rod pockets! If you chose to put trim on the bottom of your valance, do it now. I use 'Aleen's OK To Wash-It' fabric glue that you can get at WalMart or a fabric store. If you use glue, just follow the directions on the bottle to glue your trim evenly to the front bottom of your valance. I lay my valance on my kitchen island, and let it set overnight, while the glue dries. You can also stitch your trim on, either by hand or by machine. I prefer the glue, because you see no stitching on the back side. (I'm anal.) Now to make the ties. You can simply buy ribbon (such as grosgrain) or use purchased cord (see my dining room silk ones in the link) or make them out of fabric. Use either the same fabric or a coordinating one. Here, you first need to decide if you are going to tie your valance up with bows, or do knots. Bows take longer ties. Allow yourself a MINIMUM of 36" long ties. You can always cut them shorter if necessary, but you can't make them longer. I suggest hanging your valance up and using string to tie them up temporarily to see how long you need to make your ties. (It's longer than you think!) Cut your strips of fabric approx 4" wide and the length you have decided on above for your ties. Fold and pin the strips in half the the short way, so you have a long strip of fabric that is 2" wide. Make sure the right sides are together, (inside) because you are going to turn them inside out after stitching. Stitch along the pinned edge of each strip, about 1/4" from the edge. Now the fun part - turn those narrow strips inside out. My chop stick comes in handy for this, but use whatever method you choose to accomplish this. Press the ties just as you did the valance rectangle, making sure your seam is even on the edge. I fold in the raw ends and use my fusible tape to close them, but you can machine stitch them closed or do it by hand - Your choice. Your valance is done! Put it on your rod, using the rod pocket. Hang it in your window. Now, take the ties, and simply drape them over the rod on each side, having half of the tie fabric strip hanging in front, and the other half of the tie hanging behind the valance. Now, gather up one side of the valance in your hands, and reach behind it it grab the dangling tie in back. Tie up the valance, by tying the front and back pieces of the tie together, either in a knot or a bow. Do the same with the other side, making sure your ties on each side are tied up at the same length. Now stand back and make sure your valance looks even at the bottom on each side. Use your hand to 'finger fold' and drape your fabric until the look is what you want. You'll be surprised at what a difference it can make in the look by spacing your ties closer together, or moving them further apart on the rod. Also by tying the ties higher or lower... This is where you need to play around until you get the look you want. On the HGTV message board, a woman made these and kept posting pics asking for advice - Higher? Lower? Move the ties apart or closer...It's really all up to you. Hers looked GREAT when she was done, and she was so pleased to have made her own custom valance. I hope you all feel the same way, if you try them! Here is a link that might be useful: several shown here - all the same instructions NOTES: <none>
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RE: Updating,renew, just nn help w/ cabinets (pics) (Follow-Up #3)
posted by: jillinnj on 02.02.2011 at 05:45 pm in Home Decorating Forum I have similar cabinets in the hall bathroom. I used the beadboard wallpaper. Then painted that and those fake wood parts the same creamy white color, and added handles. I love how it turned out and it was very inexpensive (wallpaper was about $20). It has held up well in the bathroom. I am not sure, however, how it would hold up in a kitchen, but if it is a vacation/part time home, it might be ok.
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RE: Paintable wallpaper-love? hate? tips? (Follow-Up #2)
posted by: funcolors on 03.04.2011 at 12:31 am in Home Decorating Forum Use GARDZ before hanging it. GARDZ is the best prep for wallpaper installation -- and removal. GARDZ first and you will be able to get the stuff off when it's time.
Google for GARDZ and wallpaper for more info. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Upholstered Headboard--Anyone make one? (Follow-Up #9)
posted by: julies_kitchen on 02.24.2011 at 11:52 am in Home Decorating Forum When you said you were going for a glam type look, I thought of this DIY headboard I saw a while ago. I think the wood frame around the outside adds a little something extra.
Unfortunately, I can't find the blog it was on for the directions... If you're going for glam, though, those headboards at Urban Outfitters are pretty cool! NOTES: <none>
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RE: Franksmom! (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: franksmom_2010 on 02.24.2011 at 11:35 am in Home Decorating Forum Hi Ttodd! Here's my floor cleaner recipe:
1/4 cup baking soda I use it to mop ceramic tile and vinyl. I was using Mr. Clean or Lysol floor cleaners before, and was shocked at how much residue it left on the floors. All purpose cleaner: 1 tablespoon borax Stir until the borax is disolved, then pour into a spray bottle. I use a 19oz bottle, and just wrote the recipe on the bottle with a Sharpie. I've used it on Formica, fiberglass, glass, ceramic, finished wood, painted wood, stainless steel, porcelain, and vinyl, and haven't had any problems. I also use it to clean jewelry, and have used it as a spot remover on carpet. It works really, really well on grout, too. The original recipes said that you could add a few drops of essential oil for more fragrance, but most essential oils are toxic to cats, so I don't use them. If you have pets, check with your vet. The rest of it is totally nontoxic at that dilution. I found the floor cleaner recipe when Frank was a kitten, and he would follow me around the house when I was mopping, and walk all over the wet floor. I didn't think the Lysol on his paws was safe, and turns out, it's not. DH used to always complain of headaches from the fumes when I would clean, and as we were trying to eliminate other chemicals from our diet, I started searching for nontoxic cleaners. You can certainly buy those things at the grocery now, but it's just so much easier and cheaper to make your own. Also, I've never had a problem with fumes, like if you use bleach in the toilet and shower and the all-purpose on the mirror and vanity, the combination doesn't make any sort of noxious combo. Both cleaners are cheap, easy to make, smell nice but not overwhelming (I use a lemon dish soap, so it smells faintly citrus-y) and work well. I made my own Swiffer pads out of cheap microfiber cloths, and use the all-purpose cleaner sprayed on one of those for touch ups and spills in between mopping. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Help! Dining room color woes (Follow-Up #4)
posted by: lukkiirish on 02.21.2011 at 04:09 pm in Home Decorating Forum Try SW Tradewind it is in the family of colors you've mentioned, we have Sea Salt in one bathroom and Tradewind in the other and the Tradewind at night is not as light as Sea Salt and is not as muddy as Comfort Gray. I do have to say though that in the beginning it seemed dark but after drying completely it was perfection.
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Forgot pic of kitchen (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: waltbsc on 02.18.2011 at 10:56 am in Home Decorating Forum NOTES: <none>
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Before & After Bedroom REALLY Pic Heavy
posted by: dollfanz on 02.14.2011 at 11:13 pm in Home Decorating Forum My good friend and neighbor allowed me to redecorate her bedroom. She was very trusting in my taste and vision and happy to say she is very pleased with it.
I am not a professional decorator by any stretch so be gentle.
And last but best of all. My mother did the fashion sketches for her that are above her bed. She has 2 little yorkies and so she added that as a surprise on the middle picture. We couldn't find just the right chest for the TV so we found this one and I refinished it in silver paint and I trimmed it in black and blinged it. I also blinged her pillow shams. So she has lots of glam.
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RE: BM Wedgewood Gray, Smoke, or Palladian Blue Anyone? (Follow-Up #7)
posted by: srg215 on 02.10.2011 at 07:23 pm in Home Decorating Forum i did my ds's room in BM Smoke and I love it! I lay in his room and just stare at the color and say "ahh". the pics don't do it justice. my friend is going to use it in her master bedroom, so it is a versatile color.
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RE: master bedroom without freestanding furniture? (Follow-Up #7)
posted by: mary_lu on 02.07.2011 at 12:42 pm in Home Decorating Forum NOTES: <none>
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RE: Where do you 'hide' your printer, wireless router, etc? (Follow-Up #5)
posted by: bonniee on 02.03.2011 at 03:33 pm in Home Decorating Forum My printer is on the right looking into the picture and router is right beside computer screen on top pushed up against bookcase so not in full sight so much. Right beside the lamp. When we bought the computer hutch, my husband measured the space and bought me a printer to fit the space. Good luck with your area! The mother board thing is right under the printer in that cabinet. I feel your pain as mine was in sight before this hutch organizer. Bonnie
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$3k budget 'elegant' bathroom renovation done!
posted by: staceyneil on 02.02.2011 at 10:24 am in Home Decorating Forum Hi all-
I just posted this over on the bathrooms forum, where I was spending a lot of time in the last year... but thought some of you also might like to see it. We just finished a totally DIY re-do of my teen daughter's bathroom. It involved gutting the room to the studs and joists and re-doing everything. She had a lot of design input, and we used a lot of salvaged, yardsale, Craigslist and eBay scores, including an old dresser re-purposed as a vanity. I'm super psyched at how it turned out, all for less than $3k (plus a LOT of time and effort, of course...) More details are on the Bathroom forum link, below. Here is a link that might be useful: Bathroom forum post about this bathroom NOTES: <none>
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Oh, another thing... (Follow-Up #31)
posted by: staceyneil on 01.22.2011 at 07:44 am in Home Decorating Forum Another idea: if you don't want to go the totally custom route (I am not sure what your building skills are like) and build all these boxes and shelves out of plywood, consider using Ikea bookshelves as the skeleton. In my DD's smaller closet, we installed one tall, skinny Billy bookcase (like $35??) in the middle, and then added shelves and clothes rods. You can buy white melamine shelving at Home Depot and then you'll just need to make wood cleats for the shelving to sit on. You can buy extra Billy shelves for the Ikea bookcase than the ones it comes with, so you can make lots of short shelves for shoes. Here is a pic of DD's closet, below. In your closet, you could put them in the corners, then add shelves and clothes rods between. I would have done that in mine, but we have radiators along the baseboard so we had to build sturdier cases that could be mounted right to the wall :(
You can even buy cabinet doors that install on the Billy bookshelves if you want a fancier look! NOTES: <none>
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Thank You Nanny and Beagles!!! (Follow-Up #15)
posted by: lynninnewmexico on 01.20.2011 at 05:04 pm in Home Decorating Forum I think this must be a triple post for me, but I had to pop back in to say a huge THANK YOU to Beagles and Nanny for the great revolving shoe tree idea and to share the one I found over on Amazon. They carry the four-tier/ 18-pair one that Nanny has and also (be still my heart!) a six-tier/ 36 pair one for $64.93. Finding an innovative, practical way to store all our shoes has been one of the main reasons I've never finished a closet design for us. I know that it may not work for everyone, but this THE perfect design solution for us! Now I just need to find the perfect sweater/tee shirt and purse storage ideas (for our closet) and I'm finally good to go!
Please keep all you closet ideas coming, as I'm sure I'm not the only one out there searching for ideas that'll work for me. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Amtico Flooring - anyone have this in their homes? (Follow-Up #3)
posted by: palimpsest on 01.24.2011 at 01:25 pm in Home Decorating Forum I have not used it recently but I grew up in a house that had Amtico in the entry, front and side halls, kitchen and laundry and it wore like iron. It was in place for 30 years and only replaced when the icemaker leaked and they had to repair the subfloor. It was worn by then, but the new vinyl that replaced it looked almost as worn in about 7.
It is not a budget flooring but to my knowledge the quality is still very high. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Does Anyone Have Black Interior Doors? (Follow-Up #12)
posted by: igloochic on 01.23.2011 at 12:38 pm in Home Decorating Forum My doors were mostly missing their hardware in those pics but they are all done in gloss paint (btw the best black door paint is from fine paints of Europe and I think it's called Dutch door if I remember right) and my hinges and knobs are in a rubbed bronze finish that is basically black. I think crystal can be gorgeous and then the wonderful black glass knobs of old of course look fabulous.
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2RE: Cabinet color: BM Mayonnaise and/or BM Linen White (Follow-Up #10)
posted by: positano on 08.14.2009 at 11:30 am in Kitchens Forum This is one of my favorite kitchens from rate my space. She used Linen white for all the trim, looks so soothing. Here is a link.
Here is a link that might be useful: Rate my space LW kitchen NOTES: <none>
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RE: Does this wall arrangement look ok? (Follow-Up #2)
posted by: inspiredisabel on 01.16.2011 at 09:53 am in Home Decorating Forum Thanks for the comments Carol!
I just wanted to post an inspiration photo... I like this look where it is a full arrangement and my radiator below would "act" as this console table does. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Hanging decorative plates (Follow-Up #23)
posted by: cella on 01.12.2011 at 10:51 pm in Home Decorating Forum Martha Stewart shows how to make your own custom-fitting hangers: http://www.marthastewart.com/good-things/wire-plate-hangers
Plan on using the disc hangers linked below. I used to have a bunch of the classic wire hangers and never really liked them. Here is a bloggers post about hanging plates: and another bloggers post: from goldschool.typepad.com: and last, but my favorite that I plan on copying. From "Stalking the Wheats" by Joni at her Cote de Texas blog: Here is a link that might be useful: Disc Hangers NOTES: love the two colors of gray used to paint upper/lower cabs
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RE:: Disappointed in Stanley Furniture coming damaged to me yeste (Follow-Up #12)
posted by: organic_smallhome on 08.05.2007 at 02:56 am in Home Decorating Forum P.S. And if they give you any crap, tell them that you will contact the Consumer Affairs Division of the state attorney general's office and file a formal complaint. If anything will get you your money back, this will. Many companies don't give a damn about the BBB, but the last thing they want is to have a state's attorney investigating their company. SO much easier just to refund your money. :)
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A recessed can I could love.
posted by: palimpsest on 01.08.2011 at 01:12 pm in Home Decorating Forum These fixtures by ELP have a gypsum aperture that is taped and spackled or plastered right into the ceiling. These are so minimal that I could even see them in historic setting where necessary:
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RE: HDC chairs quality? Opinion? (Follow-Up #1)
posted by: deedee99 on 01.06.2011 at 09:11 pm in Home Decorating Forum I have not purchased them myself. I think the style would lend itself to a traditional room nicely. As for the quality, here is what the site states:
With sturdy frames, unrelenting style and soft, resilient cushions, you will enjoy the comfort and stunning appeal of these chairs for years to come. Quality crafted for years of lasting use. Pretty vague.... May be worth an email to them for further info on construction. I didn't see fabric content either. That may be a factor in quality also. Here is a fairly short tutorial on the basics. Hope that helps! deedee Here is a link that might be useful: Furniture Basics NOTES: <none>
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RE: Any opinions on behr premium plus ultra paint? (Follow-Up #8)
posted by: faron79 on 10.31.2009 at 10:56 am in Paint Forum (...we just got in another 600 gal's of ACE...)
We go thru SO much ACE paint here. * I'd suggest using the ACE-Royal in the Satin sheen for kitchen or bath. Faron NOTES: <none>
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RE: Homemade gifts, anyone? (Follow-Up #38)
posted by: natal on 12.31.2010 at 05:27 pm in Home Decorating Forum Ttodd, that packaging is so you! Very cool!
BB, I love homemade granola! Nothing like the boxed stuff. I do mine at 300 for about 30 minutes. NHB, here's the pecan recipe. Honey Chipotle Pecans 2 tablespoons honey Preheat the oven to 325. In a medium microwave safe mixing bowl, combine the honey, chipotle powder, and ground cinnamon. Warm through. (You can also do this on the stove over low heat.) Stir nuts into warmed honey mixture. Still well to coat. On a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, spread honey-coated nuts in a single layer. Bake until toasted and fragrant, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool only slightly (no more than a minute or two-- you want them to still be sticky.) Combine the sugar and salt in a small bowl. In a medium sized mixing bowl dump the hot nuts and add the sugar/salt mix tossing to combine. Spread nuts on cold waxed or parchment paper and let dry. It's best if they don't touch each other. Serve or store covered until ready to eat. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Homemade gifts, anyone? (Follow-Up #12)
posted by: ttodd on 12.30.2010 at 07:34 pm in Home Decorating Forum This year was the first year that I made stuff. Decided we were short on money but had tons of flour, sugar, eggs etc. We also made the tags.
The kids and I made and packaged the following cookies & treats: Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes I love packaging and wrapping most so I LOVED seeing your stuff!!!!!!! Ideas for next year! For my boss who is pregnant and no booze - 1 box of cupcakes & 1 box of cookies: For our vet who loves unique beer (bad wrap job but hey - it was a 6 pack) & a bag of treats. 6 pack contains (sense of humor required please!): The rest of the wonderful Vet Staff: Preschool Teachers & 1st grade teacher and aides all got variations of the following: The kids and I had soooo much fun! I ran out of canning jars and I'd wanted to also do that wonderful cinnamon honey butter. Next year!!!! Maybe w/ some home-made bread! Thank you sharing your treats! NOTES: <none>
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RE: LOOKING for: Christmas Cookies (Follow-Up #88)
posted by: roselin32 on 12.06.2008 at 11:13 am in Recipe Exchange Forum This recipe came from our paper........am going to try them next week: Just a little tweak from a recipe I have called Mexican Wedding cookies. Think this is also a CL cookie.
German Drop Cookies 1 3/4c all purpose flour 1/2c sugar 1c butter, softened 1/8 tsp salt 1c chopped pecans 1/2c powdered sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 5 ingredients with spoon and shpe into 1" balls.Place on baking sheet lined with parchment. Bake for 20 minutes. Combine powdered sugar and cinnamon and sift over wamr cookies. Yield 5 dozen. NOTES: <none>
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RE: LOOKING for: Wanted: Your favorite cookie recipie (Follow-Up #23)
posted by: woodie2 on 10.19.2007 at 11:40 am in Recipe Exchange Forum Haha - Roselin, there certainly are a lot of nuts in Washington, now aren't there :)
Here's one of my favs - CHOCOLATE WALNUT PUFFS 1 cup (6 ounce package) semi-sweet chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350. NOTES: <none>
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RE: LOOKING for: Wanted: Your favorite cookie recipie (Follow-Up #10)
posted by: lizzynola on 09.01.2007 at 11:03 pm in Recipe Exchange Forum COFFEE CINNAMON COOKIES
1/4 c. butter, softened Cream the butter and gradually mix in 1/2 cup sugar, beating at medium speed until light & fluffy. CHILL the mixture, covered for at least an hour. Preheat oven to 400 Shape dough into 40 balls. This will make about 4 dozen. Store in airtight container. Good with coffe/tea/chocolate or cold glass of milk. NOTES: <none>
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RE: LOOKING for: Wanted: Your favorite cookie recipie (Follow-Up #7)
posted by: roselin32 on 08.28.2007 at 04:50 pm in Recipe Exchange Forum My favorite and most requested. Any preserve will work .......we also like apricot.
Raspberry Bars 2 1/2c all purpose flour 1 c sugar 1 c chopped pecans OR walnuts 1 c butter, softened 1 egg 1 10 jar raspberry preserves Preheat oven to 350° Grease a 9x13" baking pan. In a large mixer bowl, combine all ingredients except preserves. Beat at low speed until mixture is crumbly about 2-3 minutes. Reserve 1 1/2 c of crumb mixture. Press remaining crumb mixture into baking pan. NOTES: <none>
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RE: Ellen Kennon Paint/Colors (Follow-Up #84)
posted by: kmcg85 on 01.16.2008 at 10:41 am in Home Decorating Forum NOTES: <none>
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RE: care to share a piece of art? (Follow-Up #70)
posted by: sashasmommy on 12.13.2010 at 08:31 pm in Home Decorating Forum This is a painting my husband received from a client for doing some work on his website, it's by Anthony Grant in Boulder, CO. He was over at Tony's house and saw this painting with a bunch of others just on the floor, leaning up against a wall. Tony had painted it on a whim one day and didn't really even like it, so when my husband said he liked it so much, a deal was made. A couple months later, Tony opened a new gallery and had a grand opening with this painting on the wall, and it was the hit of the show. They even featured it in a newspaper article about his gallery. He had several buyers, but had to turn them away because it was already promised :-) So he painted a couple more like it, but none of them are as good :-) It's called Ravens in the Snow...
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Just get out that BBQ and get ready for the next few months of outdoor grilling! And while watching the grill, you should mind your tasty outfit, too!
Check out Wordans' exclusive designs for your perfect barbeque style:
On sunny summer days…create a custom shirt with sunglasses!
Bonjour/Hi to all wearers of (sun)glasses!
Summer is at its best those days: sapphire blue sky, a refreshing cool breeze.. and you're hopefully enjoying all this while relaxing in a beach chair with a cold cocktail in your hand and a pair of stylish sunglasses on your custom shirt. On your custom shirt? Exactly!
Wordans offers you an awesome collection of summer designs to put on your custom t-shirts! Why not put a pair of funky sunglasses on your custom tank top, v-neck or sweater? Choose your favorite design from our database or browse through our Wordans Marketplace for pre-designed garments.
Relax outside and enjoy the sunshine – with one of Wordans custom t-shirts!
Browse through our affiliated Online Shops!
Bonjour/Hi custom t-shirt fellows!
It's Friday, Friday… that means we are again proudly presenting three affiliated online shops run by dedicated Wordans' fans. Today's recommended shops include designs about zombie attacks, playing pool and comic art – so there should be something interesting for everybody!
Needle & Thread features elaborate designs related to zombies, skulls and famous movie gangsters. The graphics often resemble old-school tattoo designs, being entwined with detailed drawings and including classic tattoo images
8 Ball offers dozens of designs worshipping the famous bar sport: from colorful ball designs to bold pool logos this shop definitely stirs every pool player's blood in an instant!
Eaglespeaker's designs will make every die-hard comic fan extremely happy. Original artwork showing outstanding hand-drawn designs can now decorate your custom clothes too!
As always feel free to choose your favorite from our suggested designs and put it on any garment you like, to create your unique custom shirts/tank tops/sweaters/tote bags and more!
Unleash the creative zombie in you and start creating your custom t-shirt or open you own Wordans affiliated online shop now!
Add a little Wildlife to your Life!
Hi to all wild animal lovers and pet fans!
Dogs are known as a man's best friends, furry kitties are famous for their snuggling abilities and aquarium fish delight our everyday life by adding a splash of color and an indeterminate feeling of companionship to it. Whatever you're favorite animal looks like, you can now bring it with you anywhere you go: to work, to university, to your sports course or a Friday night party – you're barking, purring, bubbling or croaking animal friend is always by your side with an animal print on custom shirts from Wordans!
As always, you can choose the design for your handprinted custom shirts either by browsing our Animal T-Shirts category or by uploading your personal photo/image/design to have it printed on any garment you'd like to wear. From A like Alpaca to Z like Zebra Wordans Canada offers you a wide range of custom animal shirts you can choose from!
Show you love for animals openly in public and create custom T-shirts with a wildlife or pet design on a high-quality custom shirt!
Woof! Meow! Peep! Let's create a custom shirt!

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Art Hotel Wroclaw
4 StarsKielbasnicza 20 Wroclaw 50110
The Art Hotel Wroclaw is situated in cosy street in Old Town amidst the boutiques, galleries, antique shops, few restaurants along the Kielbasnicza street. Market Square is about 150 metres walk from the property where you can be entertained by night life as well as theatres, galleries and museums.
All of the 80 rooms are stylish romantic promises, comfortably furnished to provide for dream conditions both for working and for rest.
The onsite restaurant is an happening place which has a fine cuisine inside the romantic interior while offering you humble service and cosy ambiance.
Host your conference or banquet functions in a unique and majestic setting, at the in-house meeting rooms that are chic and modern with capacities ranging up to 150 guests. For Guests, who came to Wrocław to work, the hotel offers a room, where one can use Xerox, telephone and computer with internet access. The well-equipped fitness centre provides a perfect place to work out, during your stay at the property.
Hotel Facilities
- Banquet Facilities
- Business Centre
- Gym / Fitness Facilities
- Parking Facilities
- Restaurant
- Bar / Lounge
- Cafe
- Internet Access - Wireless
- Photocopying Facilities
- Beauty Salon / Hairdresser
- Conference Facilities
- Non-Smoking Rooms
- Reception
Room Facilities
- Cable / Satellite TV
- Mini Bar
- Ensuite / Private Bathroom
- Telephone
- Internet Access
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